Every Obstacle Is An Opportunity To Improve Ourselves

In ancient times, a King wanted to see how people would react to an obstacle in their way. He had a boulder placed on a roadway and then hid himself and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it, no one made a move to inspect closer or to try to move it out of the way.

Many people loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone out of the way skirting around it and muttering all the while.

Soon, a peasant then came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded and rolled the boulder out of the way.

After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King explaining that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.

Moral of the story: Life will throw up obstacles, but instead of going around them or trying to avoid them all together, take the opportunity to confront them and learn in the process. Facing obstacles and challenges makes us stronger and aids us on our spiritual path. Oftentimes, when we avoid something we are only putting off the time until we will meet it again. It is best to bite the bullet and face these challenges head on, improving your self and learning the lessons that are meant to be learnt.

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